Ball State running back Jahwan Edwards finds a hole in the Miami defense Friday. Edwards rushed for three touchdowns at the Cardinals defeated Miami (Ohio) 31-24.

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Ben Breiner
Muncie Star Press

OXFORD, Ohio - The scene replayed itself again and again on the field at Yager Stadium: Ball State football players on the turf, trainers running out and the already shuffled Cardinals lineup shuffling once more.

But all those injuries could not stop Ball State from its run, a stumbling run into the teeth of a defense, toward history.

Despite an offense down to its third option at quarterback and a late rally by Miami, Ball State clinched the program's second nine-win season since 1978 with a 31-24 victory Saturday. In front of an announced crowd of 8,154 on a cold and windy afternoon, the end of ...